LibriVox recording of A Study in Scarlet, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Read by Bob Neufeld.

A Study in Scarlet is a detective mystery novel written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, introducing his new character of Sherlock Holmes, who later became one of the most famous literary detective characters. He wrote the story in 1886, and it was published the next year. The book's title derives from a speech given by Holmes to his sidekick Doctor Watson on the nature of his work, in which he describes the story's murder investigation as his "study in scarlet": "There’s the scarlet thread of murder running through the colourless skein of life, and our duty is to unravel it, and isolate it, and expose every inch of it." (Summary by Wikipedia)

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This audio is part of the collection: The LibriVox Free Audiobook Collection
It also belongs to collections: Audio Books & Poetry; Community Audio

Artist/Composer: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Date: 2012-10-08
Source: Librivox recording of a public-domain text
Keywords: librivox; audiobook; mystery; fiction; london; england

Creative Commons license: CC0 1.0 Universal

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Reviewer: NrrrdGrrrl - - February 20, 2013
Subject: Bob for President
I highly agree with marmenta's above comment! Bob is an amazing audiobook reader! His voice is perfect for the Sherlock Holmes series. Please read the rest of them!

Reviewer: marmenta - - November 23, 2012
Subject: ABSOLUTELY INCREDIBLE
I enjoyed this audiobook so much that I couldn't wait to type this. One of the best readings I've ever heard. The best reading of this book in the Librivox catalog. Highly recommended. Bob Neufeld is a genius!